4.3

CVE-2008-4680: wireshark Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4680
Published 22-10-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-4680 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 2.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.79%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2009:0313

Timeline

  1. 22-10-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

packet-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or abort) via a malformed USB Request Block (URB).

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.79%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.79% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.79%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.wireshark.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • wireshark< 1.0.4-1
Wireshark1 product
  • wiresharkEOL0.99.7 | 0.99.8 | 1.0 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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